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The Road of Hope and Sorrow

By Bike Along the Western Front of the Great War

by Nigel Bruce ...

In 2016, Nigel Bruce, passionate cycle tourist and enthusiastic student of history, cycled along the Western Front of the Great War exploring the countless battlefields and poignant memorials, war museums, and the cities, towns and villages devastated by four years of industrial warfare.This was also a personal journey, with an author sensitive to loss immersing himself in the inescapable evidence ... Read more

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In 2016, Nigel Bruce, passionate cycle tourist and enthusiastic student of history, cycled along the Western Front of the Great War exploring the countless battlefields and poignant memorials, war museums, and the cities, towns and villages devastated by four years of industrial warfare.This was also a personal journey, with an author sensitive to loss immersing himself in the inescapable evidence
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THE NEW ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES, VOLUME 23: EPISODE 1: QUEUE FOR MURDER. EPISODE 2: THE ANCIENT EGYPTIAN CURSE.

by Dennis Green, Anthony Boucher, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ...

Narrated by Nigel Bruce, Tom Conway, Harry Bartel ...

Unabridged

52 min

The world’s most famous sleuth is back for new adventures. The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes was a radio show which aired in the USA from 1939-1950, most famously starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson. Episodes from 1939 through 1943 were written or adapted by Edith Meiser from the books of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. From 1943 onward, most shows were written or adapted ... Read more

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The world’s most famous sleuth is back for new adventures. The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes was a radio show which aired in the USA from 1939-1950, most famously starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson. Episodes from 1939 through 1943 were written or adapted by Edith Meiser from the books of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. From 1943 onward, most shows were written or adapted
... Read more
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THE NEW ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES, VOLUME 10:EPISODE 1: THE SPECKLED BAND EPISODE 2: THE CASE OF THE DOUBLE ZERO

by Dennis Green, Anthony Boucher, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ...

Narrated by Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce ...

Unabridged

51 min

The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes was a radio show which aired in the USA from 1939-1950, most famously starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson. Episodes from 1939 through 1943 were written or adapted by Edith Meiser from the books of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. From 1943 onward, most shows were written or adapted by the team of Dennis Green and Anthony Boucher or Green ... Read more

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The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes was a radio show which aired in the USA from 1939-1950, most famously starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson. Episodes from 1939 through 1943 were written or adapted by Edith Meiser from the books of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. From 1943 onward, most shows were written or adapted by the team of Dennis Green and Anthony Boucher or Green
... Read more
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The Burma Wars

1824-1886

by George Bruce ...

Narrated by Nigel Patterson ...

Series series Conflicts of Empire
Unabridged

5 hours 55 min

Between 1824 and 1885 Britain and Burma fought in three deadly struggles.The first was the longest and most expensive war in British Indian history, the second was criticized at the time as being caused by gunboat diplomacy, and the third led to the removal of Burma's Konbaung dynasty and the incorporation of Burma into the British Raj.These wars were fraught with military blunders and ... Read more

$15.99 USD

Between 1824 and 1885 Britain and Burma fought in three deadly struggles.The first was the longest and most expensive war in British Indian history, the second was criticized at the time as being caused by gunboat diplomacy, and the third led to the removal of Burma's Konbaung dynasty and the incorporation of Burma into the British Raj.These wars were fraught with military blunders and
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THE NEW ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES, VOLUME 30: EPISODE 1:MURDER IN THE LOCKED ROOM 2: DEATH IN THE NORTH SEA

by Dennis Green, Anthony Boucher, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ...

Narrated by Tom Conway, Nigel Bruce ...

Unabridged

52 min

The world’s most famous sleuth is back for new adventures. The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes was a radio show which aired in the USA from 1939-1950, most famously starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson. Episodes from 1939 through 1943 were written or adapted by Edith Meiser from the books of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. From 1943 onward, most shows were written or adapted ... Read more

$4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The world’s most famous sleuth is back for new adventures. The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes was a radio show which aired in the USA from 1939-1950, most famously starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson. Episodes from 1939 through 1943 were written or adapted by Edith Meiser from the books of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. From 1943 onward, most shows were written or adapted
... Read more
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Winston and the Duke

Full Cast Audio Drama

by Rory Fellowes ...

Narrated by Tim Bruce, Liam Gerrard, Helen Lloyd, Malk Williams, Maureen Payne-Hahner, Nigel Patterson ...

Unabridged

1 hour 25 min

They say you can’t catch a fish with a hook.It’s 1925, a world on the cusp of change. Hitler has published Mein Kampf and Mussolini has shut down the free press in Italy.Three friends meet on a Scottish estate for a weekend of salmon fishing and convivial conversation over brandy and cigars: Winston Churchill, future world leader, ‘Bendor’, 2nd Duke of Westminster and Coco Chanel, iconic fashion ... Read more

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They say you can’t catch a fish with a hook.It’s 1925, a world on the cusp of change. Hitler has published Mein Kampf and Mussolini has shut down the free press in Italy.Three friends meet on a Scottish estate for a weekend of salmon fishing and convivial conversation over brandy and cigars: Winston Churchill, future world leader, ‘Bendor’, 2nd Duke of Westminster and Coco Chanel, iconic fashion
... Read more
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Sherlock Holmes

The Game Is Afoot

Narrated by Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Original Radio Broadcast ...

Series series Sherlock Holmes
Unabridged

4 hours 58 min

The renowned Dr. Watson is "now living in retirement in a quiet little cottage," but it wasn't always so. Once, he shared a flat on Baker Street with Sherlock Holmes. In the London fog, a carriage creaked towards them over cobblestone streets -- and somewhere in the night, a mystery demanded a solution!Here comes radio's favorite consulting detective in ten classic episodes starring none other ... Read more

$16.99 USD

The renowned Dr. Watson is "now living in retirement in a quiet little cottage," but it wasn't always so. Once, he shared a flat on Baker Street with Sherlock Holmes. In the London fog, a carriage creaked towards them over cobblestone streets -- and somewhere in the night, a mystery demanded a solution!Here comes radio's favorite consulting detective in ten classic episodes starring none other
... Read more
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Sherlock Holmes

Strange & Singular Affairs

Narrated by Nigel Bruce, Basil Rathbone, Original Radio Broadcast ...

Unabridged

7 hours 56 min

Holmes is on the case! Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce are the World's Greatest Detective and his doughty sidekick in this collection of sixteen classic episodes!Journey back to those foggy days in London Town when, at the slightest provocation, "the game's afoot!" Let yourself be led by the legendary pipe smoking, cap wearing genius who solves the mystery, saves the day, and even seems to come ... Read more

$23.99 USD

Holmes is on the case! Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce are the World's Greatest Detective and his doughty sidekick in this collection of sixteen classic episodes!Journey back to those foggy days in London Town when, at the slightest provocation, "the game's afoot!" Let yourself be led by the legendary pipe smoking, cap wearing genius who solves the mystery, saves the day, and even seems to come
... Read more
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THE NEW ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES, VOLUME 3:EPISODE 1: THE VIENESE STRANGLER EPISODE 2: THE NOTORIOUS CANARY TRAINER

by Dennis Green, Anthony Boucher, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ...

Narrated by Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce ...

Unabridged

49 min

The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes was a radio show which aired in the USA from 1939-1950, most famously starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson. Episodes from 1939 through 1943 were written or adapted by Edith Meiser from the books of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. From 1943 onward, most shows were written or adapted by the team of Dennis Green and Anthony Boucher or Green ... Read more

$4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes was a radio show which aired in the USA from 1939-1950, most famously starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock and Nigel Bruce as Dr. Watson. Episodes from 1939 through 1943 were written or adapted by Edith Meiser from the books of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. From 1943 onward, most shows were written or adapted by the team of Dennis Green and Anthony Boucher or Green
... Read more
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Six Battles for India

Anglo-Sikh Wars, 1845-46 and 1848-49

by George Bruce ...

Narrated by Nigel Patterson ...

Series series Conflicts of Empire
Unabridged

11 hours 57 min

By the end of the nineteenth century India was described as the jewel in the crown of the British Empire, but how did such a small island come to dominate one of the richest lands in the world?Without doubt the toughest opponents to British control was led by the Sikhs.Ranjit Singh, the brilliant "Lion of Punjab", who ruled the Sikh Empire had revolutionized his army by employing French officers ... Read more

$24.99 USD

By the end of the nineteenth century India was described as the jewel in the crown of the British Empire, but how did such a small island come to dominate one of the richest lands in the world?Without doubt the toughest opponents to British control was led by the Sikhs.Ranjit Singh, the brilliant "Lion of Punjab", who ruled the Sikh Empire had revolutionized his army by employing French officers
... Read more
Knowledge & Discourse

Towards an Ecology of Language

Edited by Colin Barron, Nigel Bruce, David Nunan ...

Series series Language In Social Life
Knowledge and Discourse presents an ecological approach to the study of discourse in social, academic and professional practices. It brings together distinguished scholars from diverse cultures - India, China, Australia, Canada among others - and disciplines - linguistics, anthropology, sociology, philosophy. The chapters collectively illustrate the ecological approach by exploring how language ... Read more

$77.99 USD

Knowledge and Discourse presents an ecological approach to the study of discourse in social, academic and professional practices. It brings together distinguished scholars from diverse cultures - India, China, Australia, Canada among others - and disciplines - linguistics, anthropology, sociology, philosophy. The chapters collectively illustrate the ecological approach by exploring how language
... Read more
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The New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Vol. 2

by Hollywood 360 ...

Narrated by Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce ...

Series series The Classic Radio Collection
Unabridged

5 hours 54 min

This collection contains twelve amazing detective adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce.Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s detective genius, Sherlock Holmes, first came to NBC radio in 1930, starring Richard Gordon. By 1939, Basil Rathbone took over as Holmes, with Nigel Bruce as Doctor Watson. The duo were simultaneously starring in a very popular series of Sherlock Holmes’ ... Read more

$16.99 USD

This collection contains twelve amazing detective adventures of Sherlock Holmes, starring Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce.Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s detective genius, Sherlock Holmes, first came to NBC radio in 1930, starring Richard Gordon. By 1939, Basil Rathbone took over as Holmes, with Nigel Bruce as Doctor Watson. The duo were simultaneously starring in a very popular series of Sherlock Holmes’
... Read more